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English noun: premiss | |||
| 1. | premiss (communication) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | ||
| Samples | On the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play. | ||
| Synonyms | assumption, premise | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | posit, postulate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | condition, major premise, major premiss, minor premise, minor premiss, precondition, scenario, stipulation, subsumption, thesis | ||
English verb: premiss | |||
| 1. | premiss (cognition) take something as preexisting and given | ||
| Synonyms | premise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | presuppose, suppose | ||
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